Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John E. Davis

Full Name: Johnathan Edward Davis
Birth date: March 18, 1875
Death date: November 2, 1958

Terms of Service

House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 37th Legislature
1/11/1921 - 1/9/1923
Democrat
House, 36th Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat

(1) Dallas, Dallas County. "District No. 44. Barry Miller, J.W. Parks, John E. Davis and Chas. O. Laney, all of Dallas, composed of the county of Dallas," p. 5. House Journal .
(2) Dallas, Dallas County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Mesquite. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. Jno. E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Davis, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "J.E. Davis, Ex-Publisher and Lawmaker, Dies," 11/3/1958, sec. 4, p. 5. Publisher of the Texas Mesquiter. "He was elected mayor of Mesquite in 1906 and served for four years before being elected to the State Legislature in 1911 where he served for eight terms." Dallas Morning News .
Johnathan Edward Davis, birth date 3/18/1875 in Georgia; death date 11/2/1958 in Lancaster, Dallas County; newspaper printer and editor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Jonathan Edward Davis, birth date 3/18/1875; permanent home address in Mesquite, Dallas County; editor. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
John E. Davis, birth date 3/18/1875, death date 11/2/1958, burial in Mesquite Cemetery, Dallas County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Mentioned in: Nicola, Carson. On the Labor Front: Uncovering Dallas's Union Legislators 1890-1920. Texas Christian University, May 8, 2023. Texas Christian University .